A time I never thought "I want my mommy" would ever be said

So we have made it to San Sebastian but let me tell you, it was a hell of a ride.

When we got to Paris we wasted no time as we only had two full days before leaving again for Spain the next evening. I've heard so much about Paris from other people, movies, and books but to see it in person is such an amazing experience. Of course I had to check out the longchamp store and after much thought and return visits I just closed my eyes as the woman slid the ol' plastic card ;-) after hours spent walking around town, visiting friends and stuffing our faces with the famous crepes we were back at our hostel to relax before another night train. We happened to meet a girl who goes to school in boston and actually works at the same restaurant I went to (the pour house) before my trip on the same day she was working...is that even possible? Moments later, the strange guy sitting next to her so kindly asked us if we wanted some acid as he dropped it in his mouth. I gave him a look as to say "my mommy told me not to take things from strangers" and got a look in return as if he thought I was already on it. That's my cue to leave...

Interesting didn't stop there... We left with an hour to get to the train station and with about 30 to spare realized we were at the wrong place. This is when "flying by the seat of your paints" gets a new meaning, after bulting down the hallway, trying to understand a street map, crossing a bridge and rolling into our train we had 5 mins to spare. But let me just say, having a huge backpack wrapped around your waist right at the belt loops of your pants, with both hands full mine were just about at my ankles by the time we arrived. Now after our first overnight train we had a small idea of what to expect. These trains are no 5 star hotel, they don't even compare to a motel 6 off a main highway in the middle of Texas, these things are gross. They are set up so you pretty much have the person in front of you sleeping in your lap as you get uncomfortably close to the person behind you and later realize, when you wake up, that you now know these people alot better than you ever wanted to. Well we were blessed with the sparkly seats, covered with crystals and accented with a spot light. Not only was my seat broken, both recline of the back and feet, but the 60's colored wool window shades last washed well, in the 60's mixed with the smell of the moth balls the guy in front of me took a bath in, there was gonna be no sleeping had. To top it all off someone, who I believe to be the man fully reclined infront of me conveniently passed out before departure, was breaking wind more often than the smell of fresh air could be enjoyed. At this point Kim and I lost it, we were running on such a small amount of sleep that we were slap happy for the entire 15mins the train was delayed cracking jokes we thought were hilarious and being a lot louder than we probably should have. Let's just say the two older spanish woman, who spoke not a hint of english, were not too pleased. Thankfully this overnight only lasted 8 hours and after getting over the awful smell and falling asleep we pulled into San Sebastian. Unfortunately it poured down rain all day but we took advantage of it by going to the aquarium, checked some famous dished for lunch and of course took a much needed nap. Although the weather was nasty today, we are in town for an extremely popular 5 day jazz festival. when we woke up from a siesta, the rain had past and we were back out to enjoy the music, met a bunch of people on a pub tour from our hostel and plan to enjoy a day of sun tomorrow. Madrid tomorrow evening!!